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Missing hiker found after search in Hunters Creek County Park

UPDATE: Erie County Sheriff's say the hiker has been found. She is being checked out by EMS but "appears unharmed," according to a tweet.

A K9 team from the Erie County Sheriff's Office has located a woman who went missing in East Aurora's Hunters Creek County Park Tuesday afternoon.

The Erie County Sheriff's Office tells 7 Eyewitness News a call about a missing hiker came into East Aurora Fire Dispatch around 1 p.m.

Authorities believed the woman is between three to four miles into the park and is closer to the Centerline Road section of the park.

A team of Sheriff's deputies, New York State Police Troopers, New York State Park Rangers and Erie County Park Rangers worked to find the missing woman. A tracking-certified K9 unit is also involved in the search.

The K9 team of Deputy Sirianni and K9 Officer Cero located the woman just after 2 p.m. and escorted her out of the park.